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Oil Tanks

  • Springer_13
    Springer_13
    15 years ago

    Ok......

    I recently purchased a round oil tank to replace my horse shoe factory one on my EVO.

    My problem arises in the face that I had my brother pull the horse shoe out, in his flash of brilliance he pulled the hoses off the oil tank leaving me with no idea as to where the hoses now go onto the round oil tank.

    The round tank seems to have 3 connections from the front of the tank, I beleive the middle to be the return line.

    Can anyone shed any light for me as to what hose goes where from the oil pump??

    Got me f*cked!

     

    Dan

  • daddyracer56
    daddyracer56
    15 years ago

    hi, wash tank out clean  & use new oil lines,    when washing tank out you will see what one of the fittings is the feed to the oil pump  because it will have fluid coming out . don't fill right up only about 1/2 to 2/3  full  you should only have 1 feed the other  are breather & return  both of these should have  return tubes set high in the tank above oil level as to dump return & the other to breathe oil tank thru engine breather ,  oil pump is easy ,  outside is in & inside fitting  is out ,    the inside fitting on the pump is out or return thru oil filter or oil cooler  to tank ,  the engine breather is at the back of crank case above the pump  it is to let the oil tank breathe thru the engine main breather  so when you fall of the bike it dosn't spill oil everywhere ,   if oil tank has 3 fittings on the bottom with-out 2 inner tubes extending up   don't fit it  check 1st ,   some oil tanks have 1 low feed fitting & 2 high in the tank  for return & breather ,   cheers

    after assemble best to take feed line  off at pump untill oil comes  out to help bleed the feed ,   as it's only gravity feed so no air lock ,

  • lil vato
    lil vato
    15 years ago
    hey mate i had the same problem , if you msg walka (ian from VPW) he sent me a photo of a round oil tank cut in half , however i can take a photo of mine when i get home tonite and send it to your phone !! i had the exact same problem when changin my oil lines to copper oil lines ......